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Zondervan Library: About the Library

Explore resources, services, and departments in the Zondervan Library.

About the Library

About the Library

The mission of the Zondervan Library is to advance the strategic initiatives of Taylor University through excellent services, relevant resources, and purposeful spaces for student success.

The Library accomplishes these aims through:

  • Teaching class sessions on quality research
  • Offering individual consultations on research skills
  • Providing walk-up peer research tutoring
  • Supplying digital and print resources
  • Providing 15+ study rooms and varied seating options
  • Prioritizing friendly customer service
  • Maintaining collaborative and quiet study spaces
  • Being staffed by 9 full-time faculty/staff and 30+ student workers
  • Offering interlibrary loan for books, articles, and materials worldwide
  • Providing a Geek Room — a 24-hour silent study space for focused work
  • Supplying leisure reading materials and a wide range of games
  • Creating a welcoming environment where students belong and succeed

Library Hours

Library Hours

Library Hours - IN USE

2025-2026 Academic Year Hours

   Monday - Thursday*    8:00 a.m. - Midnight
   Friday*     8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
   Saturday    Noon - 8:00 p.m.
   Sunday    3:00 p.m. - Midnight

  *Closed for campus Chapel services MWF 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

  Hours will vary during University breaks.

Fall Break

 

9-13 October 2025

Thursday                           8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                     
Friday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Monday 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Thanksgiving Break

 

25-30 November 2025

Tuesday                           8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                     
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (or closed?)    
Thursday - Saturday Closed
Sunday 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Silent Night Game Day

 

5 December 2025 (Friday)   8:00am - 5:00pm          

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Meet Faculty & Staff

Zondervan Library Faculty & Staff

Meet your librarians and find their contact information.

 

Faculty & Staff

Need Help?

Need Help?

We have librarians available to help you with research and navigate the library resources.

 

Make an Appointment

Student Jobs

Looking for Student Work?

Find out if there are job openings and apply for a position.

 

Library Student Jobs

Work for Library

Interested in joining the Library staff?

Discover and apply for potential job openings.

 

Faculty & Staff Jobs

Connect with the Library

Connect with the Library

 

Looking for assistance? Have a questions? Here's where you can find help at the Library.

For general library questions, email zonlib@taylor.edu

Connect with Library services

Ask Desk, Academic Year Hours 

Stop by the Library's Ask desk with questions about finding resources or understanding what types of information to use for assignments. Ask desk hours differ from those of the Check Out desk.

Monday - Thursday Noon - Midnight
Friday - Saturday Noon - 8:00pm
Sunday 3:00pm - Midnight

Contact Person: Lana Wilson, Assistant Library Director, Public Services

Phone: (765)998-4357

Check Out Desk, Academic Year Hours 

Contact the Check Out desk with questions about borrowing & renewing Library items or Reserve materials for specific course, or even questions about fines for overdue materials.

Monday - Thursday 8:00am - Midnight
Friday - Saturday 8:00am - 8:00pm
Sunday 3:00pm - Midnight

Contact Person: Jan King, Circulation & Serials Coordinator

Phone: (765)998-5522

Chat Service Hours 

Connect with the Library Ask desk during regular hours through the Library's web site chat service. Access it through a small chat bubble on the bottom right of each Library web site page.

Chat hours for regular semesters:

Monday - Saturday Noon-Closing
Sunday 3:00pm - Closing

We can't wait to meet with you virtually. We want to help you, so let us know how we can!

Library FAQ 

Additionally, we have a general FAQ for Library services, resources, and other related questions.

Browse or search for answers to questions about borrowing, returning, and renewing materials, as well as what Library services are available to you.

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